Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-28
BLOOD IS Shed.
4 Battle with the indians N5a-
Meeker--A Deputy Sheriff ard
Several Indians Killed.
After 8 F.eFca F'ght 81 Mare Than
Two Hours tbs U:f5 EgirFGf 20
the Timber with Taeir
W0Endsd.
Five Whites wourdsd-> BLACK 80 ~ he
Contemplated Peecs Pow - ow--te
Ter S-gun.
A BATTLE REPOETRD.

BATTLE REFOETRD.
GLENwooD SrHINGs, COT, Aug. 27.-
Bernstein, w1o lives shout ioGr miles be
low Nae&er, IS ins. in a battle mas TAX
ea rlace between Ksnd2,'s men an5 q
band Of Indians. Dopu = Sheriff jack
Ward is killed and several arr wounded.
S veIaI Indians ere reported killed. Sey-
eraI Were seea to fall and were carried CT
the ted. So far as luoWn the 1sh. was
stopped by darkness. a1d il Is thought
vii certainly be resumed st daylight
INSTRUCTIONS TO GENERAL CROOK.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27-OrGe-s have
been teisgg2p Pied from the Wsr Depart
men~ TO G5aeIal Crook to cCaier with
Governor AGams OF Colorado scout the
Ut4a troubles. THIS Is in accordance
with Instructions from the President
through Acting Secretary CT the Interior
Mu!dr0w, 6 s. result Of Governor Adar~s'
suggestion. Army officers express the
b5iisI shat 10 trouble VIII re GS9eTielced
in inducing the Indians 20 return 10 the
reservation ii tGa cJaterercg between
General Greek enc Governor Adams rg-
suits il the suspension Of en- attcnlne Nv
tha state authorities 20 EFF lrce evil pro
cesseS Egailst the Intiians General
Crook has been authorized to tak3 ,7,ta
chem Interpreters aud o'hcr5 77ao may be
influential WiZh the Jajis9s in order that
he may treat directly with Colcr0w.
PARTICULAR or THE FIGHT.
DEEvEH, Col, Aug - "A special
from Raageiy, Col., a 10 2. m. By
courier 80 GinnEAod 5 2ri34s, viz Meeker.
.sTs: 'The fight occurred = { rI.ca six
mics west CT R.ngeiy, n 9 li-.le canyon
netwee1 the II urtains. T1e Ind.srs had
pl2nned on a bush, bUt thc scouts dis.
covered it and created. IRE Indians
then opened NE, ald Najo1 Les-.I, wlO
commanded the scouts, which we're
augmented bg Msi3r H0opar's Aspen
volunteers, returned toe fire from bshird
the rocks. TEe indians sl0TCd them
selves end
FOUGHT DESPERATE LY.
Upon the first concentrated fire Of TIE
troops two Indians Eel and one vsite
maa. Dr.. Durmo1t cf Mesker Win
KeaGal's band wzs wounded. For Two
aours the battle ragged incessau.l7, then
the Utes reiterated TO tae timber, 3nd only
szirmish shots were fired during tue day.
This conti1u ed until II o'clock Isstnight,
but no one WIS injured. Jack Ward wes
SHOT down during the first Of the fight.
The whites saw eight Indians dragged be-
md he line. There were five whites
wounded. Their names are unknown 81
present. Three Cf them were members
OF Eooper's company. One men YVES 8
scout and two sre believed 10 be soldiers.
After the fight the Indians retreated
report comes that they were going to
pillage the ranches. They were not head
iog for the reservation. The men o; the
National Guard, and III fact al the whites,
are simos5 on foot, the horses being eX-
hGu2ed, 4 courier passed here this morn
ing bound for Meeker after supplies
There is Immediate demand for them
The men have bsrely enough 20 eat.
THE NEWS FROM GLHNWOOD.
A special from GieGwood Springs,
dated the 2G.b, 10 p. n. says: The ar
rival OF G courier a. this hour, with 8 Re
port Of 2 fight with the Utes, IN which Cle
Waite man wss Killed and several
seriously wounded created excite
Dle1t here. When the news ar-
rived, Governor Adams, who W.,
on tte WAY to meet General Crock
near Meeker for the purpose OF holding g
peace poT-T0FY win CClGrOW, and who
ieaTes here Il daylight, was making g
I srctc9 It GIenw21d. lie was speaking
1 OF i resolution watch had Just been pre-.
scented &c htn on 0ai2If CT the citiZsn5 in
dor5ing MS action in ordering cut the
mills. Ar Officer 81 th9 post came III
and WeLt up t. the Governor and whis-
perad something il his e&r. The GOV
2InGf'a countenaEe9 grew pale. and a:ler
4 moments pause, he told The gathering
crowd what had just been told him, and
Il once Iet. I0c General Vests
headquarters fOc consultation. THIS
news gives e very black
| aye to the peace pow-no7g as it is ba-
lieyed tdat the fight is being wageG with
unrelao.iDg fury. Ward the man report
4 ed Killed is prominent citiZsa Of Grand
Butte. He Tas deputy uuder Kendall.
/ l. is believed that cfli;er3 opened the ball
( against the Utes upop their arrival OF
/ the scene wher they were par!eying WITH
/ Leslie. This engagement being the first
real baptism OF blood since the begin
nirg CT the campaign, the chances are
more serious battle occurred to-day.
THE DEAD AID WOUNDED.
DENVER, Col, Aug. PA telegram
received 1t 6 p IA. from R.ageiy via
Glenwood Springs says the only man
known to have been killed IN the fen,
/ THURSDAY Wss:
JACK WARD, who wes buried to-day.
/ Tne wornGed "a our side gre:
/ LIEUT.. FOLSOM cf Aspec.
f Fl. HART Ct Aspen.
| DICK COFFEE of Leadville. the later
MORALLY a cuoii who lett this morn
leg reports 700 Indians il the field.
SETTLEMENT AGREED UPON.
/ GLENwooD SPRINGS, Col, Aug. IL
$50 P 1.-THE Utes are on the reserve
ton, &nd the commander OK the forces II
Fort Duchezne bss sgre ei 10 gssIs1 tie
/ United States marshal IN restraining
CcioroW and his two Indians. Tcey are
Wanted By S5er.f Kendall. Il has beer